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Ο ξένος by Albert Camus

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sophiejts's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

very interesting and thought-provoking; a quick read with straightforward writing. not my absolute favorite style but i enjoyed it!

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marcepax's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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thyrine's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Albert Camus tackles the idea of Nihilism, emphasising the absurdity of life within the pages, and give us a moral dilemma that will eat your brain in the end: "In front of the inevitable, does anything truly holds any meaning?".

We watch the protagonist, Meursault, navigate this exact question through the book until the very end. I cannot explain more than this since it'll go on spoiler territory, but I 100% recommend you to give it a chance.

And if you don't get the book the first time, take a break, and come back for a reread another time. You can read it in one sitting alone (I myself read it in three hours when I got it). This is one of those books people might not understand on a first sitting and that's totally fine!

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alyc00per's review against another edition

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dark reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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countdraculahimself's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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zimm_liz's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I can see why this would be considered a classic, it’s a postmodernist poster boy. Just not my thing.

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mattypallett's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Felt to me like a book warning about the dangers of apathy through our super detached protagonist. I found him pretty annoying, but I did enjoy the bluntness and humour Camus infused into the story.

Idk it’s past midnight and i’m sleepy so I don’t have much more to say on it rn.

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